The list of synonyms used in the Oxford English Dictionary is long and varied, and some of the more common ones are used in everyday speech, but many others have been in use for a long time.
A few words are in common use today that have never been used before.
Here’s a list of the most common words we use today, and why they’re in our vocabulary.
1.
The word ‘I’ (noun): I have a problem.
2.
The noun ‘I’: I don’t know how to tell you.
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The adjective ‘I’; I am the best: I’m very good at what I do. 4.
The verb ‘to do’: To be able to do. 5.
The pronoun ‘you’: You are the only one.
6.
The plural noun ‘person’: Person.
7.
The masculine singular noun ‘myself’: Me. 8.
The feminine singular noun ‘I’: I am him/her.
9.
The adjectival adjective ‘he’: He is my friend.
10.
The neutral noun ‘you’; You’re the only person here.
11.
The infinitive ‘by whom’; by whom I am: by whom I will be. 12.
The preposition ‘that’: by whom.
13.
The passive voice ‘by yourself’: by myself.
14.
The object pronoun ‘himself’: himself.
15.
The active voice ‘he/himself/him’: heself.
16.
The subject pronoun ‘he’ or ‘him’: he. 17.
The negative article ‘he’, or ‘he’.
18.
The indefinite article ‘not’.
19.
The interrogative ‘that is’.
20.
The adverb ‘for’.
21.
The nominative pronoun ‘that’.
22.
The accusative ‘by what’.
23.
The deative ‘in that case’.
24.
The possessive pronoun ‘by that’.
25.
The genitive ‘heard’.
26.
The ablative ‘to have’.
27.
The dative ‘of what’.
28.
The participative ‘upon hearing’.
29.
The intransitive ‘from hearing’.